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> the military has apparently better internal controls Source? The video "Collateral Murder" which made Wikileaks famous is one of the many proofs of that the
by idoubtit 6y ago
> the military has apparently better internal controls
Source?
The video "Collateral Murder" which made Wikileaks famous is one of the many proofs of that the US military doesn't apply much control on their engagements. The army had a video of the helicopter crew that shot unarmed civilians, including reporters and children. The crew obviously had fun killing them. They used offensive words and gamer slang. And the army lied to the press in order to protect the murderers.
You may also read the many NGO reports about misconducts, torture, and civilian killings in Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan… The internal controls almost never do anything unless a high level of media pressure applies.
The US army may have internal controls when the victims are Americans (bullying, etc), but apart from this... some lives are more equals than others.
- hef19898 6y agoThere were comments on another thread from soldiers being deployed to Bagdad during the surge. Citing rules of engagement, and these were a lot more stringent and de-escalating than police actions against protests in the US. Also true that US forces are the least restraint forces at the moment. Because all you said is true. And yet, it seems to work at least as good for the armed forces as it does for police. Only that the former is an occupation force on foreign soil, while the latter is nominally there to serve and protect the public.
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- austincheney 6y agoOne video is a poor qualifier of an organization comprising millions of people over the past 25 years.